Exploitation of indigenous bamboo macrophyte species and bamboo biochar for faecal sludge treatment with constructed wetland technology in the Sudano-Sahelian ecological zone

Abstract

, TOC and TDS and indicator micro-organisms which were found below 50%. A strong positive linear relationship was determined among species growth parameter with coefficient (r) ranging between 0.83 - 0.99. Except for pH and TSS, all the effluent quality parameters exceeded the national allowable limits for safe discharge. Nonetheless, the study demonstrated positive potentials for adopting indigenous bamboo species as emergent macrophytes for FS treatment using VFCW. Further treatment to reduce contaminant levels in a second to a third series of a connected constructed is recommended wetland prior to reuse for agriculture.

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